Episode 13 is when sh*t hits the fan. Ok, not really, but it’s that painful episode which must happen before the cuteness can resume and the happily-ever-after can take place. Couldn’t bring myself to watch it knowing what’s to come, and only skimmed the various parts. Went to ninjareflection and ramblingthoughts to get my recap fix. But I’m glad that Huanzhen and Shengnan’s friendship shows signs of being on the mend after all the misunderstandings have been cleared. There’s really no point keeping silent and wishing for someone to always be on your side. Sometimes, explanations go a long way. Only 2 more episodes. I’m gonna miss the crackling chemistry between the leads and the bitchy frenemy plotting. Sweetness, cute bickering and comic relief please!

I love/hate translating Chinese lyrics. Maybe I just don’t have the vocab or feel for poetry. Er, that’s not quite right. Even with my rudimentary Chinese, I can appreciate the sentiment, but there’s a thousand layers of nuances that can’t be translated into a direct language like English. First of all, there’s no tense in Chinese, so there’s a timeless quality to the phrasing if there were no time words – it could have happened yesterday, be happening now, or in the future.

There probably are better translations out there, but this is my version:

Imperfect Heartbeat

Suddenly my heart’s a flutter, what’s causing mischief againWhen I looked around, only you seemed dangerousSetting aside my smile, preparing to face the cold looksBut in an instant of unguardedness, I was electrified, and the heart beat a little faster

Standing far from you, observing as you continued the showWith ready disdain, you refused to meet just like you said you wouldn’tNot thinking of smiling, but the intent to smile appeared more obviousThe more my heart beat, the more it seemed as if you’d electrified it, (for you) to just behave wildly

Chorus:Heaven knows how many misunderstandings must have happened for us to understand each otherHow many false impressions must we have (suffered), for us to trust our intuitionNo matter how many yesterdays, or who (should have) apologisedOnly now do we realise how special it was

When my heart skipped a beat, coincidentally, you had brushed pastIts quiet ferocity, you seemed to have heard itWas that a gentle smile, or contempt towards meMy heart has thoroughly been electrified by you, the rhythm’s too amazing

Chorus:
Heaven knows how many misunderstandings must have happened for us to understand each otherHow many false impressions must we have (suffered), for us to trust our intuitionNo matter how many yesterdays, or who (should have) apologisedOnly now do we realise how special it was

So let this imperfect heartbeat prove that my heart is beating
(Let) the imperfect plot accentuate the beautiful ending
If our hearts were not incomplete, how then could we make a whole

Heaven knows how many misunderstandings must have happened for us to understand each otherHow many false impressions must we have (suffered), for us to trust our intuitionThere’s been too many yesterdays that have helped us to rewrite the today that we have
So let’s not waste what has been put in, to allow us to be (together)